Door-hanger.



PATENTED JULY 18, 1905.

T. LEONARD.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20,1904.

Attorneys.

Witnesses:

Urvrren STATES Patented July 18, 1905.

PATENT Orrice.

THOMAS LEONARD, OF OHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALPHONSO II. ISBELL, OF OI-IAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 795,229, dated July 18, 1905,

Application filed October 20, 1904. Serial No. 229,284.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS LEONARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohampaign, in the county of Ohampaign and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Door- Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to doorhangers, and more particularly to one adapted for use in connection with freight-car doors.

The object of the invention is to simplify the construction and render more positive the connection between the hanger and the track whereby unshipping of the supportingsheaves carried by the latter from the former is positively precluded.

IVith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a door-hanger, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in elevation exhibiting a car-door equipped with the hanger of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical transverse section, taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar View on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon. Fig. at is a detail view in plan of one end of the upper track or rail.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a door which may be of the kind commonly employed upon freight-cars, and as its exact construction forms no part of the present invention detailed description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Secured to the door near its upper end is a bar 2, the terminals 3 of which are bent around the ends of the door to reinforce the same and are thence deflected upward, as at 4, and to the upturned portions are secured yokes 5, in which are journaled sheaves 6, that travel upon a track 7, secured to the car. The terminals of the track are bent to form offsets 8, that are secured to the car by bolts 9. In order to prevent the track from yielding and also to increase the stability of its connection with the car, spacer-blocks 10 are employed, in this instance three, one being secured at each terminal of the track and one 5 5 intermediate of the ends thereof, the spacerblocks being held in position by bolts 11 and 12, the bolts 11 being secured directly to the car and the bolts 12 being passed through the track, spacer-blocks, and to the car.

The yokes 5 are secured to the upturned terminals 4 of the bar 2 by bolts 13 and 14;, the former of which are disposed adjacent to the under edge of the track, and thereby positively operate to prevent any unshipping of the sheaves 6, it being seen that if the door he lifted the said bolts 13 will contact with the track and prevent the sheaves leaving the same.

In addition to constituting spacing-blocks the parts 10 also subserve the function of stops to limit the movement of the door in both directions, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1, wherein the door is supposed to be in its closed position and the upturned terminals are in engagement with two of the blocks.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. The combination with a sliding door and a track member disposed adjacent thereto, of a bar secured to and having its terminals bent around the ends of the door to reinforce the same and thence deflected upward, and trackeng aging elements combined with the up 3 5 turned members.

2. The combination with a sliding door and a track member arranged adjacent thereto, of a bar secured to and having its terminals bent around the ends of the door to form bracing 9 members and thence deflected upward, yokes secured to the upturned members, sheaves carried by the yokes, and bolts for assembling the yokes with the upturned members, certain of the bolts operating as stops to limit upward movement of the door therebyto prevent unshipping of the sheaves.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS LEONARD.

itnesses:

FRED M. PRICE, ALPnoNso H. IsBELL. 

